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SketchFFusion: Sketch-guided image editing with diffusion model

arXiv 2304.03174 ↗First posted 6 Apr 2023cs.CVcited by 8

On the map: Diffusion models → Image generation, text-to-image and editing

Abstract (arXiv)

Sketch-guided image editing aims to achieve local fine-tuning of the image based on the sketch information provided by the user, while maintaining the original status of the unedited areas. Due to the high cost of acquiring human sketches, previous works mostly relied on edge maps as a substitute for sketches, but sketches possess more rich structural information. In this paper, we propose a sketch generation scheme that can preserve the main contours of an image and closely adhere to the actual sketch style drawn by the user. Simultaneously, current image editing methods often face challenges such as image distortion, training cost, and loss of fine details in the sketch. To address these limitations, We propose a conditional diffusion model (SketchFFusion) based on the sketch structure vector. We evaluate the generative performance of our model and demonstrate that it outperforms existing methods.

Key facts. Cited by 8 papers in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Placed in Image generation, text-to-image and editing, one of 14 directions in Diffusion models. Builds on 18 of its 25 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 6 Apr 2023.

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18 of 25 references.

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  1. 2021GLIDE: Towards Photorealistic Image Generation and Editing with Text-Guided Diffusion Models20 Dec

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  1. 2020Deep Plastic Surgery: Robust and Controllable Image Editing with Human-Drawn Sketchescited by 37
  2. 2021SketchEdit: Mask-Free Local Image Manipulation with Partial Sketchescited by 32
  3. 2021DeFLOCNet: Deep Image Editing via Flexible Low-level Controlscited by 26
  4. 2017Smart, Sparse Contours to Represent and Edit Imagescited by 19
  5. 2020Image Fine-grained Inpaintingcited by 16

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  1. 2023DiffSketching: Sketch Control Image Synthesis with Diffusion Models
  2. 2023Reference-based Image Composition with Sketch via Structure-aware Diffusion Model
  3. 2024U-Sketch: An Efficient Approach for Sketch to Image Diffusion Models
  4. 2025CoProSketch: Controllable and Progressive Sketch Generation with Diffusion Model
  5. 2024Training-Free Sketch-Guided Diffusion with Latent Optimization
  6. 2025d-Sketch: Improving Visual Fidelity of Sketch-to-Image Translation with Pretrained Latent Diffusion Models without Retraining
  7. 2025SwiftSketch: A Diffusion Model for Image-to-Vector Sketch Generation
  8. 2024Diffusion Model-Based Image Editing: A Survey